Is BT not performing in your fields?  DuPont Pioneer researchers may have just found an alternative protein for controlling corn rootworm. A protein from a non-Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium source shows promise as an alternative means for controlling corn rootworm in North America and Europe. Science magazine published the finding this week. “This research represents […]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a UAV? UAVs, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles, are flying over corn fields around Columbia, Missouri and it’s all in the name of science. A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher and his team are using UAVs to study how crops respond to climate change and […]

A genome-editing technology that revolutionized the food science industry when it came out on the market in 2012 will now be part of Monsanto’s R&D. The leading global seed supplier recently announced that they grabbed the global licensing rights for the use of the CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology in agriculture with the Broad Institute of MIT and […]

While the 2016 harvest looks to be a bumper crop, (check out the September UDSA report); Alltech mycotoxin expert Dr. Max Hawkins warns quantity should not distract dairy and beef producers from being vigilant regarding quality and the potential for mycotoxin risk. In a recent Alltech release, Hawkins noted the spring wheat harvest across the […]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Farmers may soon be asking a question similar to this on grain prices with a new smart mirror called “Grainbot.” Grain analysis company Grainbot recently launched a voice-activated mirror capable of playing videos, displaying fundamental grain market information, forecasting the weather, and providing instant […]